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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1969
Page
1
A telegram from Dr. L E Buff asked Billy Graham to intercede with President to back the coal mine health and safety bill for about 140,000 miners. The note framed the issue as a moral duty to stop oppression and safeguard miners’ health, security, and lives.
In South Vietnam's northern province US forces report a Huey helicopter shot down as a 101st Airborne reconnaissance team came under attack. Eight Americans killed, two wounded, and three enemy captured. B 52s bombed Laos infiltration routes near the Laotian border. More helicopters and troops engaged across the country. News from Saigon and Hanoi notes continued fighting and Giap calls for intensified victory.
President Nixon announced plans to send Apollo 12 astronauts on an around the world goodwill tour in early February. Astronauts Charles (Pete) Conrad Jr Richard F. Gordon Jr and Alan Bean agreed to be Rose Bowl grand marshals on New Year Day.
New York reports that Attorney General Morgenthau agreed to resign as U S attorney to clear the way for a Republican appointee. White House said President Nixon planned to replace him with Whitney North Seymour Sr. Morgenthau cited diminished effectiveness as witnesses held back and said investigations continued.
Reinke estimates about 3 million letters will be processed by season end, mostly from adults sending cards to be postmarked Santa Claus. About 60,000 letters arrived addressed to Santa from children nationwide. The American Legion in Hamlet, 40 miles north of Evansville, replies to each child who sent decorated stationery to Santa Claus.
Montreal mourns pianist Ellen Ballar who died Sunday at age 71. Her career spanned decades with performances across major venues and collaborations with renowned composers. The death leaves a noted void in the city’s music scene and classical circuit.
Margie Schull 22 of West Hollywood was found savagely beaten in an alley after disappearing during Christmas shopping. A neighbor reported a car speeding away with a body, and police traced her from a purse beside a red car at a drug store.
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